Sunshine Mango

Baule · Côte d’Ivoire

Reference: ESP-10

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Material
Wood.

Mango des eapantarescas topped with a bird at the top. The handle has a trunk shape in which birds carved with wings unfolded stand out, topped…

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Mango des eapantarescas topped with a bird at the top. The handle has a trunk shape in which birds carved with wings unfolded stand out, topped on the bottom by a ball in which two faces appear. These flycars were used by the great dignitaries in important ceremonies. It's a symbol of prestige.

Further technical information
Attributed period
First third of the century XX.

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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